A beautiful story by my favorite La Repubblica reporter, Claudia Brunetto. I translate it here:They arrived last June at the port of Palermo, picked up on the high seas by a military ship. And since then they live in the parish of Falsomiele, guided by Father Sergio Mattaliano, director of the Catholic charity Read More

Thank you Theresa. I was in Sicily visiting cousins last month and also visited a wonderful mission and met some of "last year's refugees" who are praising the volunteers at the missions while they also help newcomers. I learned that some life-long Muslims have converted to Christianity, as they have experienced firsthand the love of Christ through His followers at the mission.